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Rietvallei Gewurztraminer 2003

This is dry Gewurztraminer, with a typical floral bouquet of rose petals, litchi and "Turkish Delight". The palate reveals a full-bodied wine with lots of complex fruit and firm backing acidity. It is rounded off very well with a long lingering aftertaste.

variety : Gewurztraminer [ 100% Gewurztraminer ]
winemaker : Johnny Burger
wine of origin : Breede River
analysis : alc : 12.5 % vol  rs : 4.3 g/l  pH : 3.08  ta : 7.9 g/l  va : 0.31 g/l  so2 : 130 mg/l  fso2 : 45 mg/l  
type : White  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fruity  
pack : Bottle  
in the vineyard : The vines are trellised and were established in 2001 in rich, limy "Karoo" soil with a pH of approximately eight.
about the harvest: During harvesting only the bunches that have turned to a purplish colour (this means the grapes are at optimum ripeness and fruit concentration) were selected and picked by hand at 23º Balling into boxes and then taken to the cellar.
in the cellar : After crushing only the free-run juice was selected and after settling the clean juice was taken to stainless steel tanks for fermentation. Fermentation was conducted at 18ºC and after ten days naturally stopped.
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